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瞳

pupil (of eye)
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingドウ、トウ
Kun readingひとみ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. pupil (of eye)
    私は瞳が好きだ。I love Hitomi.tatoeba
    瞳は日のあたる所では収縮する。The pupils of the eyes contract in sunlight.tatoeba
  2. pupilRtK
  1. pupil (of the eye)
  2. one's eyes

Synonyms

瞳孔

Radicals and components

Radical目eye
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eye (目) · juvenile · vase · stand up (立) · computer

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 469

Compound words

散瞳さんどう
mydriasis
縮瞳しゅくどう
miosis
瞳孔どうこう
pupil (of the eye)
瞳子どうし
pupil (of the eye)
散瞳薬さんどうやく
mydriatic agent
瞳孔散大どうこうさんだい
pupil dilation
瞳孔縮小どうこうしゅくしょう
pupil constriction
白色瞳孔はくしょくどうこう
leukocoria
瞳を凝らすひとみをこらす
to strain one's eyes
君の瞳に乾杯きみのひとみにかんぱい
here's looking at you, kid

Additional Examples

あなたの瞳に、吸い込まれそう！
I feel like I'm being drawn into your eyes.tatoeba
その瞳から一粒の涙が、流れ落ちた。
A tear ran down from that eye.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 瞳

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